Malaria cases surge in 2023, says WHO Report

Global malaria cases rose by 11 million in 2023, reaching an estimated 263 million, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). This marks another year of limited progress against the deadly disease, which continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives annually.

Malaria deaths in 2023 totaled 597,000, a figure comparable to 2022. The overwhelming majority of fatalities occurred among children under the age of…